Welcome to Lewis Springs ...

Lewis Springs is located in Cochise County<1>.

The location of Lewis Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lewis Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Lewis Springs: Lewis Spgs. (or less commonly used: Lewis Spngs. or Lewis Sprngs.)

Lewis Springs is 4,040 feet [1,231 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lewis Springs is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lewis Springs lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Lewis Springs is within the boundaries of the (520) area code.

Communities near Lewis Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lewis Springs.

• Sierra Vista
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
  • Sierra Vista is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sierra Vista <4>
• Bisbee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee
  • Bisbee is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bisbee <4>
• Huachuca City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huachuca City
  • Huachuca City is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huachuca City <4>
• Tombstone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone
  • Tombstone is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tombstone <4>
• Charleston ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Cochise County
• Fairbank ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
  • Fairbank is located in Cochise County
• De Anza Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Anza Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
  • De Anza Village is located in Cochise County
• Hereford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
  • Hereford is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <4>
• Nicksville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicksville
  • Nicksville is located in Cochise County
• Coronado Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronado Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Village
  • Coronado Village is located in Cochise County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lewis Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lewis Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lewis Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewis Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewis Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Lewis Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lewis Springs ...

Looking for more information about Lewis Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lewis Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lewis Springs.

Adding Lewis Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lewis Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lewis Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lewis Springs post office opened in 1905.

We also found Lewis Springs mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lewis Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lewis Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/